Robin’s Review of Mice and Monsters: Raising a family takes dedication.

Mice and Monsters: Raising a family takes dedication.

Deep within the serene English countryside lies the Thompson family farm, a place where life has always followed the rhythm of the seasons.

The Thompsons, a hardworking family of farmers, are deeply connected to their land and each other. But their idyllic world is shattered when a mysterious and deadly virus begins to spread.

At first, the symptoms are mild and easily dismissed.

But as one by one, each family member begins to succumb to the virus, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary illness. The virus has a horrifying side effect: it turns its victims into monstrous, mindless creatures driven by a primal urge to spread the infection and feed!

Dr Kingsley, a man with a dark past, is called in to investigate.

Alongside his dedicated team, he is tasked with finding a cure.

But the virus is more insidious than even he could have imagined, and the transformations more terrifying.

Robin’s Review

Triggers: viral outbreak, contagion horror, body horror, gore, medical experimentation, family death, confinement, moral ambiguity

What Did I Just Walk Into?

A cozy English family farm becomes Patient Zero’s playground while a brilliant maybe-questionable doctor chases a cure. Think Sunday roast meets biohazard cleanup.

Here’s What Slapped:

Farmstead vibes curdle into outbreak terror fast and satisfyingly messy.

Family dynamics add real stakes so every infection hits harder.

Dr. Kingsley is the kind of morally gray problem solver you side-eye while still turning pages.

Pacing stays crisp with set pieces that feel cinematic.

What Could’ve Been Better:

A few science bits speed by like a lab cart with no brakes.

Some side characters feel like symptom carriers more than people.

The prequel setup sometimes peeks through the curtains.

Perfect for Readers Who Love:

The Girl With All the Gifts, 28 Days Later, James Herbert rural dread, and outbreaks where the infection is only half the problem.

Reviewed by Robin for Robin’s Review

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